Tuareg ethnoveterinary treatments of camel diseases in Agadez area (Niger)

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-89

  Antoine Moussiaux, N ^a   Faye, B ^b   Vias, G F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c ONG Karkara ^*  (Niger)

Author keywords

Camel; Ethnoveterinary; Niger; Pharmacopoeia; Tuareg

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; NIGER; PHYTOTHERAPY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CAMELS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY; NIGER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACACIA; ACACIA RADDIANA; ALLIUM CEPA; ANIMALIA; BOSCIA SENEGALENSIS; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS PROPHETARUM; MAERUA CRASSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 33947692636     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-4404-1     Document Type: Article

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